Kelsea Ballerini has so much to look forward to. A few more stops on her first headlining tour, more music and as she put it so well in a social media post earlier this week: Oh my god. MOM IM GOING TO THE GRAMMYS. https://t.co/43U8em9Zwx — Kelsea Ballerini (@KelseaBallerini) December 6, 2016 In a video... Read more »

Kenny Chesney and the Country Music Association have partnered donate $500,000 to help to those affected by the wildfires that have devastated Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and the surrounding areas in the Smoky Mountains. Additionally, the Academy of Country Music, the organization’s nonprofit arm ACM Lifting Lives and Taylor Swift will donate a combined $200,000 to Parton’s... Read more »

Special thanks to Zach Bunsick for co-authoring. While watching Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge, you'll either say, "There's no way I'm strong enough to do that," or, "Pshh... no problem!" However, if you look closer, there's a deeper meaning in all of these physical challenges. Steve Austin's Broken Skull Ranch is really just a metaphor... Read more »

Ugly crying is totally OK when you’ve had the week that Maren Morris has had. The hit-making Texas native woke up Tuesday morning (Dec. 6) to the news that she leads the country Grammy nominees with four nominations, and she makes her Saturday Night Live debut on Saturday (Dec. 10). Despite the tears, she still... Read more »

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Pet Photos with Santa

Danville Animal Shelter is hosting Pet Photos with Santa, Saturday, December 10th from 11am - 3pm at the shelter. Cost is $10 per photo. They are also hosting an adoption fair that day with reduced fees - $50 for dogs and cats. Proceed benefit the shelter. Call 799.0843 for more details.

Community Holiday Light Show

Entrance gate located off Park Avenue; Exit ONLY on West Main Street across from Ballou Shopping Center. Gates close 15 minutes prior to end of show nightly.

Thomas Rhett and his wife, Lauren, love to dress up for Halloween. The holiday is one of their favorite times of year...coming in a close second to Christmas.
Lauren was in charge of the costumes. She then enlisted the help of Jason...

Brad Paisley LOVES inviting fans on stage. He's helped guys propose to their girlfriends...and now he can add gender reveal to his list.
Check out how he helped be part of a beautiful moment with two expecting parents Sunday night at his...

In the wake of several horrible and unnecessary events this week, Florida Georgia Line took a stand by releasing a single off of their upcoming album (anticipated to be released August 26th).
The song is VERY appropriate and is worth the listen....

Brett Young

Brett Young grew up in Orange County, California. He played baseball in college, but when he was injured, he took up songwriting. He says that growing up listening to R&B music helped influence his singing delivery style. Find out more about Brett: http://brettyoungmusic.com/